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• Bills sign Eric Wood to 2-year extension

  26-08-2017 23:59 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Bills have signed Eric Wood to a new two-year extension through 2019, the team announced on Twitter.We’ve signed C Eric Wood to a two-year contract extension through 2019.
  Congrats, @EWood70! #GoBills pic.twitter.com/z9XjLhSVjd
  — Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) August 26, 2017
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  Wood has started 104 games in his career with the Bills.  He suffered a broken leg during in the team’s 31-25 loss to Seattle last yea
  
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• Marcell Dareus sent home after violating team rule

  26-08-2017 23:43 via wivb.com
  Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus wasn’t likely going to play in the team’s third preseason game against Baltimore after suffering a hip injury in practice earlier in the week.
  Now, he won’t even be able to watch from the sideline.
  The team confirmed the 27-year-old All-Pro was sent home for violating a team rule.  The Bills did not specify what the infraction was.
  GM Brandon Beane didn’t pull any punches when addressing reporters saying, “a guy with his co
  
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• Bills hoping to stay healthy, find rhythm in third preseason game

  26-08-2017 22:33 via wivb.com
  Patriots receiver Julian Edelman tore his ACL on Friday in the team’s third preseason game against the Lions and will miss the 2017 season.
  Kansas City’s Spencer Ware will also miss some time after suffering a knee injury Friday night as well against the Seahawks.
  You can’t predict injuries, but losing a key player in a (meaningless) preseason game is never good.
  The Bills starters are supposed to play into the second half Saturday night in their third preseason game against Ba
  
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• Driver seriously injured after single car rollover in Town of Darien

  26-08-2017 22:21 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single car rollover that occurred on Simonds Road around 10:30 p.m.Friday night.
  The driver, a 52-year-old Rochester man, was traveling east on Summer Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and drove off the shoulder and down an embankment. The vehicle rolled before coming to a rest.
  The driver was taken by Mercy Flight to ECMC with serious injuries. His passenger was taken by ambulance to ECMC with
  
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• In Harvey’s wake: smashed homes, businesses and heavy rain

  26-08-2017 20:21 via wivb.com
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade came ashore late Friday about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Corpus Christi as a mammoth Category 4 storm with 130 mph (209 kph) winds. It weakened overnight to
  
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• Are the Sabres waiting to announce Jack Eichel’s new deal?

  26-08-2017 20:17 via wivb.com
  Since the window opened for the Sabres to negotiate an extension with star forward Jack Eichel on July 1, fans have been waiting anxiously for the announcement of a new long-term deal.
  It’s been reported by the Associated Press the two sides are working toward an eight-year agreement.
  But, is the deal already done?
  According to Kevin Sylvester of Buffalo Sports Page, the team could be waiting to make an official announcement until September..@kevsylvester: “Btw a little birdie told m
  
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• QB Prospects to watch ahead of the 2018 NFL Draft

  26-08-2017 19:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The college football season officially kicks off on Saturday and you know what that means:  Everyone will be eagerly watching college football’s best quarterbacks in the hopes the Bills land their franchise QB in the 2018 draft.
  Here is a look at the top prospects, according to CBSports.com rankings, with their career stats and schedules for the upcoming season.
  #1 – Sam Darnold, USC (Redshirt Sophomore)
  2016 Stats: 246-366, 3,086 yards, 31 TD, 9 INT
  Schedu
  
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• 150+ monarch butterflies released in Clarence

  26-08-2017 19:09 via wivb.com
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB)- More than 150 Eastern Monarch butterflies took flight from the Clarence Hollow Farmers Market Saturday.
  “Oh, they’re fantastic,” said Mike Priebe of Clarence, who brought his kids to the market to see the release.
  These colorful-winged creatures will fly to Mexico, and then new generations will return; they only live about a year.
  David O’Donnell is with the Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm in Clarence.
  “I’ve been raising monarchs sin
  
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• Hundreds turn out for major motion picture casting call

  26-08-2017 19:04 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —A major motion picture movie called The True Adventures of Wolfboy is set to be filmed in Buffalo.This movie has some big names but also is looking for some small names too to help fill scenes filmed around the Queen City.
  The city of Buffalo is known for its architecture, its chicken wings, and its natural wonder of the world. Now, the best parts of the city will be seen nationwide in a new motion picture movie.
  The True Adventures of Wolfboy cast and crew have been
  
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• Man in serious condition after drive-by shooting on Bennett Village Terrace

  26-08-2017 18:41 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo police are investigating an overnight drive-by shooting on Bennett Village Terrace.
  A 26-year-old man was shot around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
  He was transported to ECMC with serious injuries.
  Anyone with information is asked to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at 847-2255.
   
   
  
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• Local jeweler gets help from competition after store was burglarized

  26-08-2017 05:41 via wivb.com
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A jewelry store that had hundreds of thousands in merchandise stolen is getting a hand from one of its competitors.
  Joel Jaffe has been selling jewelry for most of his life.
  “I usually do the sales and take care of the repairs and things and my wife designs a lot of the jewelry,” said Joel Jaffe, co-owner of Amherst Jewelers.
  But lately he hasn’t been able to sell jewelry at his store Amherst Jewelers.
  “As of today we almost no inventory
  
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• Family seeks justice after woman run over by car driven by her boyfriend

  26-08-2017 04:52 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo family is grieving the death of 41 year-old Janell Edwards.
  Police say Edwards died earlier this month when she was hit by a car driven by her boyfriend.
  Friday, family and friends gathered on Lopere Street to remember Edwards.
  “My mom was a beautiful person, she lights up a room, she’s the life of the party, she always enjoys making others happy,” said Fantasia Edwards, daughter of Edwards.
  “She was my favorite, she was my soul, she
  
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• Trump signs memo directing Pentagon to renew ban on recruiting transgender people

  26-08-2017 04:48 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon expects to renew a ban on transgender individuals joining the military and to consider circumstances in which some currently serving transgender troops could remain in uniform, White House officials said Friday.
  The new approach will be based on formal guidance the Pentagon is expecting to receive from the White House, following a presidential memorandum that was signed by President Trump sometime before he departed for Camp David for the weekend.
  A
  
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• Buffalo man pleads guilty in serious injury accident

  26-08-2017 04:38 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty in a serious injury crash which caused a driver in another vehicle to suffer serious spinal injuries.
  Antonio Gutierrez, 21, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to second degree vehicular assault and fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
  On March 29, Buffalo Police were attempting to execute a search warrant at a Weiss Street address, when the defendant pulled up and sped off when police tried to detain him.
  He was speedi
  
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• Young Buffalo bow-tie entrepreneur, 11, giving back with a community backpack giveaway

  26-08-2017 03:01 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – At eleven years old, Shelden Gibbs could be one of the youngest CEOs in Western New York.
  Since starting a successful hand-made bow tie business as a ten-year-old, he’s sold his creations around the world through his website. Now, he’s giving back to the community.
  Next weekend, he’ll give away 500 backpacks filled with school supplies to Buffalo children, to make sure that they’re prepared for their first day of school. The giveaway will take
  
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• Buffalo is #1, for steepest home sale price jump

  26-08-2017 02:29 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo is finally number one–at least the region is, according to one home sales index. ConsumerTrack, Inc. lists Buffalo as the hottest market for home sales in the country, and Western New York realtors are saying “amen” to that.
  In a listing of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. ConsumerTrack.com showed Buffalo experienced the biggest annual jump in median home prices for July, 2017 over last July, 34.7%, followed by Atlanta, Pensacola, Florida
  
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• North Korea fires “unidentified projectiles” into sea, South Korea says

  26-08-2017 01:29 via wivb.com
  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says North Korea has fired several unidentified projectiles into the sea in what appears to be the latest weapons tests for the country that has been rapidly expanding its nuclear weapons and missile program.
  Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Saturday that that the projectiles were fired from an area from the North’s eastern coast and flew about 250 kilometers, or 155 miles.
  According to the Yonhap news agency, the missiles were fire
  
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• Pedestrian struck in crosswalk near 198

  26-08-2017 01:07 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A pedestrian was struck in the crosswalk near Parkside Avenue and 198 around 9 a.m. Friday morning.
  Police say a vehicle was traveling north on Parkside and attempting to make a right hand turn when the vehicle struck a 53-year-old male pedestrian from Buffalo who was in the crosswalk.
  The man was taken to ECMC for treatment.
  No charges have been filed at this time.
  
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• Hamburg family describes horrifying moments of escape from fire

  26-08-2017 00:36 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Their house is destroyed, as are most of their belongings, but the Neureuters consider themselves blessed.
  Their six-member family is alive and together, and together they’ve experienced miracle after miracle that continues to strengthen their foundation and their belief in God, and help them further realize the generosity of their community.
  Early Tuesday morning, a fire tore through their Rosedale Avenue home, where all but one of Jeff and Susan Neureuter&rsq
  
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• AHamburg family describes horrifying moments of escape from fire

  26-08-2017 00:36 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Their house is destroyed, as are most of their belongings, but the Neureuters consider themselves blessed.
  Their six-member family is alive and together, and together they’ve experienced miracle after miracle that continues to strengthen their foundation and their belief in God, and help them further realize the generosity of their community.
  Early Tuesday morning, a fire tore through their Rosedale Avenue home, where all but one of Jeff and Susan Neureuter&rsq
  
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• A Hamburg family describes horrifying moments of escape from fire

  26-08-2017 00:36 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Their house is destroyed, as are most of their belongings, but the Neureuters consider themselves blessed.
  Their six-member family is alive and together, and together they’ve experienced miracle after miracle that continues to strengthen their foundation and their belief in God, and help them further realize the generosity of their community.
  Early Tuesday morning, a fire tore through their Rosedale Avenue home, where all but one of Jeff and Susan Neureuter&rsq
  
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